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News Mali: JNIM attacks on fuel tanker convoys in western Mali underline broader risks to government and social stability

Published on: Monday 29 September 2025
JNIM attacks on fuel tanker convoys in western Mali underline broader risks to government and social stability
News source: https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-and-national-security-analysis/jnim-attacks-on-fuel-tanker-convoys-in-western-mali-underline-broader-risks-to-government-and-social-stability

On 13–14 September, Al-Qaeda affiliate Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) conducted a series of attacks in western Mali targeting convoys of fuel tankers originating from Senegal. The group ...

News Mali: Mali: Army, Wagner Group Disappear, Execute Fulani Civilians

Published on: Monday 21 July 2025
Mali: Army, Wagner Group Disappear, Execute Fulani Civilians
News source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/07/22/mali-army-wagner-group-disappear-execute-fulani-civilians

Mali’s armed forces and the allied Russia-backed Wagner Group have committed dozens of summary executions and enforced disappearances of ethnic Fulani men since January 2025. The Malian soldiers and ...

News Mali: Mali Ministry of Health

Published on: Saturday 31 May 2025
Mali Ministry of Health
News source: https://www.nature.com/nature-index/institution-outputs/mali/mali-ministry-of-health/536afa11140ba0342c000000

The Nature Index tracks the affiliations of scientific articles from high-quality publications. The research profile for Mali Ministry of Health reflects the research output of authors from Mali Ministry of Health who published articles in the 145 journals included in the Nature Index during the current 12-month rolling window.

News Mali: Mali’s army says it has taken Kidal from Tuareg rebels, with Russia’s help

Published on: Tuesday 06 October 2026
Mali’s army says it has taken Kidal from Tuareg rebels, with Russia’s help
News source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/6/tuareg-rebels-withdraw-from-strategic-town-of-kidal-in-northern-mali

The Azawad Liberation Front said sustained air strikes by Malian troops and Russian allies forced its tactical retreat.

News Mali: Sikasso : Le come-back du Triangle du balafon

Published on: Thursday 09 February 2017
Sikasso : Le come-back du Triangle du balafon
News source: https://malijet.com/actualite_culturelle_au_mali/177492-sikasso-le-come-back-du-triangle-du-balafon.html

C’est parti depuis hier jeudi 9 février 2017, les festivités du Festival international Triangle du balafon organisé par le ministère de la Culture. Cette rencon...

News Mali: Albarn’s ‘Mali Music’ Headed Overseas

Published on: Friday 04 October 2002
Albarn’s ‘Mali Music’ Headed Overseas
News source: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/albarns-mali-music-headed-overseas-75798/

Blur/Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn's collaboration with musicians from Mali will be released July 30 in North America via Honest Jon's/Astralwerks. The album, "Mali Music," is an attempt to… By ...

News Mali: Mali Music Partners With RCA Inspiration, Wants Everyone to ‘Let Go’ on New Single: Exclusive

Published on: Thursday 30 January 2020
Mali Music Partners With RCA Inspiration, Wants Everyone to ‘Let Go’ on New Single: Exclusive
News source: https://www.billboard.com/pro/mali-music-signs-rca-inspiration-let-go/

Three-time Grammy nominee Mali Music is back with a new single and label, Billboard has learned. By Gail Mitchell Three-time Grammy nominee Mali Music is back with a new single and label, Billboard ...

News Mali: Mali and Burkina Faso announce reciprocal travel ban on US citizens

Published on: Tuesday 30 December 2025
Mali and Burkina Faso announce reciprocal travel ban on US citizens
News source: https://nypost.com/2025/12/31/world-news/mali-and-burkina-faso-announce-reciprocal-travel-ban-on-us/

Mali and Burkina Faso have said they are imposing a travel ban on US citizens in response to an equivalent measure announced by the Trump administration earlier this month. In separate statements ...

News Mali: Côte d’Ivoire’s port lifeline to Mali and Burkina Faso grows despite rift

Published on: Tuesday 29 September 2026
Côte d’Ivoire’s port lifeline to Mali and Burkina Faso grows despite rift
News source: https://www.riotimesonline.com/cote-divoire-sahel-trade-thaw-2026/

Sahel cargo through Côte d’Ivoire’s port of Abidjan jumped 34% in 2025, and a Mali border deal followed, though leaders on both sides barely speak.

News Mali: Mali army and Russian fighters accused of killing dozens of civilians

Published on: Tuesday 29 September 2026
Mali army and Russian fighters accused of killing dozens of civilians
News source: https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260930-mali-army-and-russian-fighters-accused-of-killing-dozens-of-civilians-amnesty

Mali’s armed forces and Russian Wagner Group personnel committed war crimes including killings and torture of civilians during joint operations between 2023 and 2025, Amnesty International has said in…

News Mali: Nigeria pushes sustained dialogue with Mali on Sahel security

Published on: Friday 25 September 2026
Nigeria pushes sustained dialogue with Mali on Sahel security
News source: https://tribuneonlineng.com/nigeria-pushes-sustained-dialogue-with-mali-on-sahel-security/

Nigeria is pushing sustained dialogue with Mali on security challenges confronting the Sahel, with Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador ...

News Mali: Mali: Month-Long Blackout Leaves Mali's Mopti in the Dark Amid Jihadist Fuel Blockade

Published on: Thursday 06 November 2025
Mali: Month-Long Blackout Leaves Mali's Mopti in the Dark Amid Jihadist Fuel Blockade
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202511070108.html

The Malian city of Mopti has been plunged into darkness for weeks as a fuel blockade by jihadists tied to al-Qaeda cripples power supplies. For a month now, the people of Mopti - one of Mali's largest ...

News Mali: Music Has Been Outlawed in Mali, But the Malian People are Singing Louder Than Ever

Published on: Thursday 31 January 2013
Music Has Been Outlawed in Mali, But the Malian People are Singing Louder Than Ever
News source: https://www.vice.com/sv/article/music-has-been-outlawed-in-mali-but-the-malian-people-are-singing-louder-than-ever/

Fatoumata Diawara lives in Paris currently, but she is a musician in exile. In this, she is not alone. Diawara’s native Mali, a nation that, perhaps more than any other, defines itself through its ...

News Mali: Crisis in Mali: What you need to know and how to help

Published on: Tuesday 13 February 2024
Crisis in Mali: What you need to know and how to help
News source: https://www.rescue.org/eu/article/crisis-mali-what-you-need-know-and-how-help

Mali ranks on the IRC’s 2024 Emergency Watchlist as dual security and economic crises drive civilian harm and humanitarian needs. The fight for control over territory between the central government ...

News Mali: Mali seizes 3 tons of gold from Canadian company Barrick amid dispute over share of revenue

Published on: Monday 13 January 2025
Mali seizes 3 tons of gold from Canadian company Barrick amid dispute over share of revenue
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mali-seizes-3-tons-gold-171341428.html

Mali's military government has started seizing gold stocks of the Canadian mining company Barrick as part of a legal battle over the share of revenue owed to the West African state, according to an internal Barrick letter seen by The Associated Press. The letter from CEO Mark Bristow to the Malian Mining Minister, dated Monday, says Barrick is “awaiting official confirmation of the proper receipt by the Malian Solidarity Bank,” a government entity. The seizure follows a warning letter to Barrick earlier this month from Mali's senior investigating judge, Boubacar Moussa Diarra, saying three tons of gold would be seized.

News Mali: Mali court rejects appeal to release four Barrick employees, judge says

Published on: Monday 21 July 2025
Mali court rejects appeal to release four Barrick employees, judge says
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mali-court-rejects-appeal-release-113628417.html

BAMAKO (Reuters) -A court in Mali on Tuesday rejected an appeal by Barrick Mining to release four employees arrested last November, judge Samba Sarr said, the latest development in a long-running standoff between the Canadian firm and the Mali government over taxes and ownership of mining operations in the country. The appeal by the company, which has dismissed the allegations against the four local employees as baseless, was determined by the judge to be "unfounded", said Alifa Habib Kone, a lawyer for Barrick. The employees face charges including money laundering and violation of other regulations, Kone said.

News Mali: Mali’s Savings and Local Enterprise Could Unlock Development Finance: AfDB Report

Published on: Tuesday 22 September 2026
Mali’s Savings and Local Enterprise Could Unlock Development Finance: AfDB Report
News source: https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/business/3981098-malis-savings-and-local-enterprise-could-unlock-development-finance-afdb-report

Antoine-Marie Tioyé Sié, the Bank’s Principal Country Economist in Mali, presented the report at a workshop organised by the Bank’s Mali Country Office in Bamako on 10 September.

News Mali: Mali Jails Journalist Two Years Over Kidal Remark

Published on: Wednesday 16 September 2026
Mali Jails Journalist Two Years Over Kidal Remark
News source: https://www.riotimesonline.com/mali-journalist-keita-jailed-kidal-remark-2026/

A Bamako cybercrime court sentenced Le Témoin editor Abdrahamane Keïta to two years on 14 September over a television remark about Kidal.